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Ervin Santana has been worth every penny since signing with the Braves last month.

Santana takes the mound opposite Bailey as the Braves open a three-game set against the visiting Reds on Friday night.

After failing to land a multiyear contract, Santana (2-0, 0.86 ERA) settled for a one-year, $14.1 million deal with Atlanta on March 14. The right-hander has exceeded expectations over his first three starts, holding opponents to a .178 average while striking out 24 and walking four in 21 innings.

Santana, off to his best start since opening 6-0 for the Angels in 2008, beat the Mets on Saturday as he gave up one run over seven innings in a 7-5 victory.

"He's a professional who goes about his business," manager Fredi Gonzalez told MLB's official website. "He makes great pitches with his breaking pitches and secondary pitches. He commands those pitches, and he doesn't give in."

Homer Bailey went 2-0 with a 3.42 ERA in his first four starts against the Braves before losing the last one, yielding four runs and 10 hits over six innings in a 5-2 defeat at Atlanta on July 13

Santana, meanwhile, will get his first look at Cincinnati. He'll try to build on another terrific outing from former Reds pitcher Aaron Harang, who struck out 11 over six innings in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Miami.

Atlanta (14-7) owns baseball's lowest ERA at 2.10, including a 1.50 mark from its starters. The Braves' rotation has surrendered two earned runs or fewer in all but one game.

"You kind of feed off other guys, and you kind of hope they're doing the same thing," Harang said. "We're having a lot of fun right now."

So is Cincinnati (11-11), on the verge of climbing over .500 for the first time. The Reds, winners in seven of nine, are coming off three straight victories over Pittsburgh as the staff allowed four runs.

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